Forward Montana Rallies to End Voter Suppression Attempts by Local GOP

Forward Montana reports from their protest outside GOP Rep Dennis Rehberg's office this morning:

MISSOULA, Mont. – Despite the rain, young Montana voters assembled in front of Congressman Dennis Rehberg's Missoula office this morning to rally against voter suppression tactics employed by the state Republican Party. Last week, the party's Executive Director, Jacob Eaton, filed 6,000 flimsy challenges to voters' registrations in historically Democratic, Native American, and young counties. Erik Iverson, the chair of the Montana Republican Party, also serves as Rehberg’s chief of staff.

“Iverson either needs to take credit for this pathetic assault on democracy or fire Eaton and apologize to voters statewide,” said Matt Singer, CEO of Forward Montana and one of the challenged voters.

Iverson has remained silent on the voter challenges promopting soaked protesters to carry signs saying “Where does the buck stop?” and “Eaton? Iverson? Who's in charge?”

“It's outrageous that our tax dollars are paying Erik Iverson's $160,000 salary while he attacks our constitutional right to vote," said Richelle DeVoe, a Missoula native and student at the University of Montana.